I love the ghost rings and I hear you. If you use a 1.5x5 variable, you'll get the fast sight acquisition that gives you plenty field of view. Before Jack Lott had his run in with a buff and scored his right cornea, he didn't use scopes much. After he had his partial sight corrected with glasses, he used scopes for most if not all his boltguns. As Mike stated, it seems to give you the option to put in that shot precisely.